Challenger Bread Pan
master the art of bread baking.
Strategy
Branding
Package Design
Campaign
Social
PhotographyScope
Brooke Mandella - Creative Director
Jen Peretz - Copywriter
Garrett Baumer - Senior Content Creator/Photographer
Kelli Stanko - Senior Content Creator/Photographer
V Sidaugaite - Digital Content ManagerCreative Team
Client Overview
Challenger Bread Pan built a global baking community during the height of the pandemic, a cast iron pan that turned home bakers into serious bread bakers, and casual followers into a genuine movement. The harder challenge came next: turning that pandemic-era momentum into a lasting, household name and breaking past the sales records COVID had set. My team and I came on in August 2022 to do exactly that, partnering directly with Challenger's owner, CMO, and in-house content creator to run strategy, content, paid media, email, website, Amazon, and Google Ads under one roof.challenger bread pan
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This young breadware company had built a global baking community during the height of the pandemic. Their next challenge was a different kind of rise: activating that audience to become a household name and breaking through the sales records set during COVID.The Challenge
My team and I brought Challenger's brand to life across every channel a home baker might touch. Original photography and content, from sandwich shots to full breadscapes, showed the professional results achievable from a single post, backed by a steady stream of social series like Tips, Tricks & Techniques, Myth vs. Fact, and a monthly Community Kitchen spotlight that turned followers into a real community. Honest, intuitive design carried that same simplicity-meets-boldness across sales collateral and landing pages, while a full website backend overhaul and new landing page experiences drove conversions past the COVID-era sales record. On Amazon, my team and I built the store from the ground up, landing the Buy Box ahead of schedule with a class-leading ROAS despite heavy competition from cheaper knockoffs and brands like Le Creuset. A series of tutorial videos, covering everything from the Challenger inversion method to seasoning and care, gave bakers the confidence to get better results with every bake.The Solution
The results
78%
growth in year-over-year sales
32x
increase in year-over-year social media engagement